Rave Down Radio
35 years ago this week Creation Records held their Doing It For The Kids gig in London and released two of the most important singles in its history from My Bloody Valentine and The House of Love. To celebrate this important anniversary we head back to 1988 and play some of the key releases of […]
This week’s show features lots of music news and new releases plus a sprinkling of classics. Expect to hear tracks from: Cocteau Twins – Pearly-Dewdrops’ DropEmma Anderson – Bend The RoundSlowdive – Skin In The GameSquirrel Flower – When A Plant Is DyingDaniel Avery – Going So LowCheerless – TrueNewdad – In My HeadRide – […]
An hour of recent releaases this week plus a classic from the Cocoteau Twins. In this show you can hear: Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See UsCocteau Twins – Heaven or Las VegasJust Mustard – I Am YouAvalon Emerson – A VisionMemorials – There Are Other WorldsLorelle Meets the Obselete – DinamoWednesday – Bull […]
At this time of year we hear the same old songs everywhere we go and usually by the time Christmas arrives (after hearing Band Aid for the 50th time) you feel like you’re going crazy. This show aims to play some of the tracks you’re less likely to hear in the supermarket or daytime radio. […]
In this show we focus on dreampop which Wikipedia tells me “emphasizes atmosphere and sonic texture as much as pop melody.” Expect to hear tunes from Lush, Cocteau Twins, Beach House, The Beach Boys, Low, Julee Cruise, Mazzy Star, Slowdive, Sigur Ros, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, The Duritti Column and Galaxie 500.
In the this show we features an hour of the best remixes. You can hear tracks by Asobi Seksu, Curve, Slowdive, Maps, Sennen, The Early Years, Yeti Lane, Ride, Chapterhouse and Cocteau Twins Those artists have been remixed by Ulrich Schnauss, Aphex Twin, Avalon Emerson, The Field, The Early Years, Andrew Weatherall, School of Seven […]
The 1980’s wasn’t all shoulder pads and big hair, there was plenty of decent music around if you looked for it. C86, goth and new wave were some of the alternative sounds of the decade but the roots of shoegaze were laid out as the decade progressed. Played in this show are The House of […]
Every year we hear the same old songs, whilst for some people this brings them real joy hearing Wham! and Slade again for others there is a sense of dread about hearing the same tunes again and again. Hoping to offer some kind of alternative, this show features a selection of Christmas tunes to soundtrack […]
2021 saw the 30th anniversary of shoegaze, first mentioned in a news story about Slowdive in May 1991 and within months all across the music press. Whilst the roots of shoegaze date back to the 1960s these shows play a track a year since the name/genre was born, from My Bloody Valentine’s groundbreaking Loveless in […]
When a band recorded a John Peel session it was always an exciting moment for a fan as you got to hear either new material or a different take of previously released track. The sessions were often as close to hearing the band live as you could get as there was no studio trickery. Like […]